Archive for October, 2008
Why Maslov was nearly right in the modern world
This is nothing more than the thought that Maslow’s hierarchy badly outdated. Love and belonging at top, then self-actualisation and esteem. Base layers are the same: we all need to eat and have shelter and feel safe. Self-actualisation is fairly easy now however the rest is a complete bonus and only truly achievable if you […]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under 42.
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Automating knowledge publication
or how cheap and easy tools make life easy sounds good doesn’t it: write it, get it authorised and publish it. toothpastefordinner.com This is the whole basis of blogs – they do this job superbly. Yet most businesses are still outsourcing this job through expensive packages and complicated processes. But life really doesn’t have to […]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under Social Networks.
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Robot doctors
an interesting article on Radio 4’s this morning got me thinking. Would I be happy letting a robot operate on me? I have to say, I don’t know. If the operation is a success then it’s obviously a no-brainer. However, is the robot likely to make that operation more successful? That’s the real question… People […]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under 42.
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I’m not sure there is a”place” anymore…
I love the two Ronnies but the best encounter with them has to be “I know my place” which was written by Marty Feldman/John Law. I first saw it when I was 12, back in 1985, and really wasn’t sure what it was taking about. The industrial action of the late 70’s really passed me […]
Posted: October 11th, 2008 under 42.
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